MLB 2022 regular season thread

[DCTribefan]

 

[Benway]

Uh-oh, post removed! What it say??

 

[xmasbuck]

per Bob NIghtengale - Joey Votto playing in game #1,989 today - passes Larry Walker for most games played by a Canadian born player

fwiw, Josh is at 284

 

[macbdog]

Is this a parody account too?

 

[DCTribefan]

Uh-oh, post removed! What it say??

Tried to post a Facebook link but would not appear for some reason.

 

[DCTribefan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/13/mlb-playoff-picture-august/

 

[Benway]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/13/mlb-playoff-picture-august/

Oh darn, I was hoping for something Awful.

 

[DCTribefan]

 

[sportscoach]

Rangers Fire Manager Chris Woodward

The Rangers have made a change atop the dugout, announcing the dismissal of manager Chris Woodward on Monday afternoon. Third base …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

I think the GM should be fired as well. His signings weren't good...

 

[Benway]

As the late, great Jerry Coleman once said "Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." Skye Bolt is the perfect name for projectile vomit!

 

[Benway]

Well, here's something that's never been seen before: Pitchers now have the Best OPS of any MLB position group. Yes, microscopic sample size. Obviously, Otani.

​	MLB​	CLE​	+/-​
as P​	0.792​	0.000​	-.792​
as 1B​	0.763​	0.752​	-.011​
as 3B​	0.729​	0.819​	.090​
as LF​	0.726​	0.747​	.021​
as DH​	0.715​	0.597​	-.118​
as RF​	0.705​	0.735​	.030​
as 2B​	0.697​	0.833​	.136​
as SS​	0.694​	0.715​	.021​
as CF​	0.684​	0.540​	-.144​
as C​	0.667​	0.577​	-.090​

 

[sportscoach]

Well, here's something that's never been seen before: Pitchers now have the Best OPS of any MLB position group. Yes, microscopic sample size. Obviously, Otani.

​	MLB​	CLE​	+/-​
as P​	0.792​	0.000​	-.792​
as 1B​	0.763​	0.752​	-.011​
as 3B​	0.729​	0.819​	.090​
as LF​	0.726​	0.747​	.021​
as DH​	0.715​	0.597​	-.118​
as RF​	0.705​	0.735​	.030​
as 2B​	0.697​	0.833​	.136​
as SS​	0.694​	0.715​	.021​
as CF​	0.684​	0.540​	-.144​
as C​	0.667​	0.577​	-.090​

That DH is trouble... CF we can at least deal with since Straw is a gold glove out there, but the numbers at DH is horrendous...

 

[Benway]

That DH is trouble... CF we can at least deal with since Straw is a gold glove out there, but the numbers at DH is horrendous...

Heluva lot easier cleaning up those numbers at DH, just sayin'.

 

[southernflyer]

Bad news for Cookie in the short term:

On Tuesday, an MRI revealed that Carlos Carrasco suffered a low-grade left oblique strain during his start the previous night. Injuries of that type typically require 3-4 weeks to heal, making it unlikely Carrasco will return until early to mid-September.

 

[DCTribefan]